Triple

T4587058
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ronald Coase E103392 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object theory of the firm
The theory of the firm is an economic framework that explains why firms exist, how they are structured, and what determines their boundaries and behavior in markets, particularly in relation to transaction costs and contractual arrangements.
E455284 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: theory of the firm | Statement: [Ronald Coase, knownFor, theory of the firm]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: theory of the firm
Context triple: [Ronald Coase, knownFor, theory of the firm]
  • A. behavioral theory of the firm
    The behavioral theory of the firm is an organizational and economic framework that explains how companies actually make decisions based on bounded rationality, routines, and internal politics rather than purely profit-maximizing optimization.
  • B. The Theory of Industrial Organization
    The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
  • C. The Theory of Corporate Finance
    The Theory of Corporate Finance is a comprehensive textbook by economist Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern corporate finance theory using tools from contract theory and information economics.
  • D. Theoretical Economics
    Theoretical Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research in economic theory, including microeconomic theory, game theory, and related fields.
  • E. The Positive Theory of Capital
    The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: theory of the firm
Triple: [Ronald Coase, knownFor, theory of the firm]
Generated description
The theory of the firm is an economic framework that explains why firms exist, how they are structured, and what determines their boundaries and behavior in markets, particularly in relation to transaction costs and contractual arrangements.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: theory of the firm
Target entity description: The theory of the firm is an economic framework that explains why firms exist, how they are structured, and what determines their boundaries and behavior in markets, particularly in relation to transaction costs and contractual arrangements.
  • A. behavioral theory of the firm
    The behavioral theory of the firm is an organizational and economic framework that explains how companies actually make decisions based on bounded rationality, routines, and internal politics rather than purely profit-maximizing optimization.
  • B. The Theory of Industrial Organization
    The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
  • C. The Theory of Corporate Finance
    The Theory of Corporate Finance is a comprehensive textbook by economist Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern corporate finance theory using tools from contract theory and information economics.
  • D. Theoretical Economics
    Theoretical Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research in economic theory, including microeconomic theory, game theory, and related fields.
  • E. The Positive Theory of Capital
    The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69bd43dccaf08190aa89e9991a289719 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd591fc20481908d8d4b71d055ae8c completed March 20, 2026, 2:26 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bde0b1b014819085543bd297f925c1 completed March 21, 2026, 12:05 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bde38803748190b560b0cac32be443 completed March 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bde419847c8190919ef7f7542ff20f completed March 21, 2026, 12:19 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.